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The 2023 Bricklayer500 Regional Competition was held at Midwest Brick & Block on Saturday, September 16.  As has been customary, every team competing was a Union Member employed by one of our Bricklayers Local 1 of Missouri Signatory Contractors.




We are excited to announce the First Place winning team *and* the Top Craftsman award at the 2023 Bricklayer500 Regional Contest are Local 1 MO Journeyman Bricklayer Rudy Menke, and his Mason Tender Steve Braswell, employed by Local 1 Signatory Contractor John Smith Masonry. They will be advancing on to the National Championships in Las Vegas in January 2024.




We are pleased to announce our new permanent BAC Cares Health Clinic doctor! Dr.

At the March 2019 Union Meeting, ADC Secretary-Treasurer John Hopkin performed the swearing in of four new Journeymen, from left to right:

Secretary-Treasurer John Hopkin, Journeyman PCC Mitchell Steinkuehler, Journeyman Bricklayer Alex Cole, Journeyman Bricklayer Don Engle and Journeyman Bricklayer Courtney Jones. 

Since the January 31, 2019 opening of two new Chick-Fil-A stores in Florissant, MO and Bridgeton, MO, several ADC Members and Officers have been bannering and handbilling in front of both locations to alert the public that these franchisees hired out-of-state non-Union workers to build them.

Thanks for not patronizing these locations, and thanks to the members for volunteering their time to assist in this effort. If any member or a friend is interested in assisting in future efforts, please call the Hall. 

On January 30, 2019, the ADC held a Steward Training for 20 members  at the ADC Hall.  IUBAC Regional Representative Paul Nagel also attended to assist the ADC officers with the training. 

OSHA 30hr will be held next week Feb 25-Mar 1 (Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri @ 7a-330p--with no class Thurs) at the BAC ADC Joint Apprenticeship and Training School located at 4350 Green Ash Drive, Earth City, MO 63045-1219

Lunch will be provided.

Please call Apprentice School to save your spot 314-770-1066

Good news! As of January 1, 2019, labwork done by Quest Diagnotics is covered under your IHF Insurance! You can now use both LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics.
 
If you have any questions, call Kay in our IHF Office at 314-621-3040.

Attention all ADC Members!

Please plan to attend a Steward Training class on Wednesday, January 30, at 5:30pm, at the ADC Hall, located at 2000 Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63103, inside Maggie O'Brien's building in Downtown St. Louis.   

Please RSVP to the Hall by Tuesday, January 29th. 

Appetizers and beverages will be provided. 

During the January 2019 Regular Union Meeting, ADC Secretary-Treasurer John Hopkin performed the swearing-in of Brother Michael Fox, Jr., from Apprentice Bricklayer to Journeyman Bricklayer. He is shown afterwards with ADC Director Brian Jennewein, his proud father, Bricklayers' Local 1 President Michael Fox, Sr., and ADC Secretary-Treasurer John Hopkin.  

Are you, or anyone close to you, dealing with substance abuse or mental health issues?  The IU offers a completely confidential service, at no cost to the member or their family, called the Member Assistance Program (MAP). Some of the issues MAP can assist with are: